Read away
Teacher: Phil Coogan
Summary
| Year: 9-10 Level: 3-6
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Duration: 3 weeks
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| Achievement objective being assessed English:
- Close reading
- Transactional writing
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Learning outcomes Students will be able to:
- discuss language, meanings, and ideas in a self-chosen narrative text relating their understanding to experience purposes and audience
- use a reviewing style appropriate for publication, evaluate a narrative text for an audience of peers.
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| Supporting achievement objectives English:
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Learning outcomes Students will be able to:
- select and read independently, for enjoyment and information, a narrative text, integrating reading processes and using a variety of reading strategies
- respond to and discuss various meanings, ideas and effects in a chosen book cover, describing how verbal and visual features are combined to present the book to its audience.
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Assessment Formative
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| Processes Exploring Language:
- Identify, discuss and use the conventions and language features of a narrative text and discuss how they relate to the topic.
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Language learning focus Students will:
- learn
key words (Word 59KB)
- read for enjoyment
- talk about their reading in small groups
- write a review of the book they have selected.
Extension:
- students will discuss punctuation conventions through teacher led discussion.
How the language learning outcomes will be achieved:
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Teacher background reading
Introduction
This unit is designed to allow students within a junior secondary class to choose fiction or non fiction texts to complete this self-paced and self directed assignment.
Teaching and learning activities
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:
Learning task 1
Learning task 2
Learning task 3
Learning task 4
Learning task 5
Assessment
For an alternative assessment involving an oral book review, see this Assessment Resource Banks activity (ARB username and password required to view this resource)
Resources
Electronic
Other
Published on: 09 Jan 2018
